Carousel production missing 3 songs?!?! CAN THEY DO THAT?!

[RustyRocketteBoy]

Posted: 6/23/05 at 12:17am

I recently saw a regional equity prodution of Carousel, one of my favorate shows. Also the 1st show I ever saw on Broadway as a child, so I went with high expectations. But to my suprise, THEY CUT 3 SONGS!!! I couldnt belive they cut CLASSIC R&H! They cut "Your A Queer One Julie Jordan", "Give It To Em Good Carrie" and "Stonecutters Cuttin On Stone" AND they also cut verses out of the more knowable songs (i.e.-"Juse is Busting Out All Over") and made silly little dance breaks!!
CAN THEY DO THIS??!! HAVE YOU EVER SEEN A CLASSIC PRODUCTION CUT?!?!

Updated On: 6/23/05 at 12:17 AM

[singingwendy]

Posted: 6/23/05 at 12:22am

Do you think it was an attempt to make the show more politically correct?

[Sumofallthings]

Posted: 6/23/05 at 12:26am

"You're a Queer One..." is such a touching song!

[FosseBoi]

Posted: 6/23/05 at 12:29am

OMG!!!! I did this productio earlier this year, and fell in LOVE with it! I can NOT believe that they CUT those!!!! That would piss me off if I saw it and they did that! How was the production besides that?

[RentBoy86]

Posted: 6/23/05 at 12:49am

I've heard of high schools cutting songs, as mine use to do sometimes, but not an Equity production. Personally I dont like R&H so i'm not really crying about it. Whatever...

[Jon]

Posted: 6/23/05 at 7:18am

Many productions cut the "Give it to Em Good" section at the beginning of JUNE IS BUSTING OUT ALL OVER. I have hear of a few productions cutting STONECUTTERS. Very many productions cut THE HIGHEST JUDGE OF ALL - the last Broadway revival cut it. However, I've never heard of anyone cutting "YOU'RE A QUEER ONE". It's an integral part of the "bench scene" - considered a landmark in musical theate writing.

Regardless, cutting songs without permissioon of Rodgers & Hammerstein is ILLEGAL - it is a direct violation of copywright law. There is NO WAY that R&H would ever give permission for LL those cuts.